Dhanush
The first Indian-built 155mm gun to reach series production.
About the Dhanush
Dhanush is a 155 mm towed, long-range, medium howitzer manufactured by Advanced Weapons and Equipment India at Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur, previously a part of the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). The gun was approved for series production in 2019 and has been inducted into the Indian Army. The Dhanush project was started by OFB to replace the older 105 mm Indian Field Gun, 105 mm Light Field Gun and the Russian 122 mm guns with a modern 155 mm artillery gun.
Service history
Dhanush is an indigenous 155mm/45-calibre development of the Bofors FH-77B, drawn up by the Ordnance Factory Board from the original transfer-of-technology documents after fresh artillery purchases stalled for decades following the Bofors controversy. It cleared final user trials in 2018 and entered service in 2019 — the first Indian-made 155mm howitzer to be inducted.
Combat edge
38 km range with extended-range ammunition
Developed from Bofors transfer-of-technology drawings
Inertial navigation and self-propulsion mode
First indigenous 155mm gun in series production
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M777 Lightweight Towed Howitzer
British towed 155 mm artillery piece in the howitzer class.
Bofors FH-77B
Swedish 155 mm howitzer, developed and manufactured by Bofors.